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SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI THỬ 4 CHẤT LƯỢNG LỚP CHUYÊN ANH
Trường THPT Đoàn Thị Điểm Năm Học: 2020-2021
----o0o---- Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Họ và tên học sinh: …………………. Lớp: …

I. PHONETICS
Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A,
B, C or D to indicate your answer. (5 pts)
1. A. arrow B. loud C. moldy D. poultry
2. A. basilisk B. bison C. basic D. basin
3. A. subtlety B. indebtedness C. bombard D. combing
4. A. benevolent B. content C. molecules D. technique
5. A. conscience B. bronchitis C. shuttle D. chauffeur
Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (5 pts)
6. A. comic B. clementine C. climax D. thermonuclear
7. A. diligent B. dimension C. action D. innate
8. A. characterize B. absence C. datum D. charcoal
9. A. solicitor B. separately C. spacious D. sequence
10. A. parachute B. armchair C. accent D. accidentally
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (20
pts)
11. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class;______ .
A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night
C. he must have studied last night D. he must have to study last night
12. Many lists of “Wonders of the World” ______during the Middle Ages.
A. said to be existed B. are said to exist
C. said to exist D. are said to have existed
13. The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my ______.
A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones
14. _________ handball is fast becoming ________ popular sport worldwide.
A. The/ the B. Φ/ a C. A/ Φ D. Φ/ the
15. The size and shape of a nail depend primarily on the function ______ intended.
A. which it is B. for which it C. which it is for D. for which is
16. But for the fog, we_________ our destination ages ago.
A. would have reached B. would reach C. reached D. had reached
15. The assistant suggested _____ the next day when the manager would be there.
A. we are coming back B. to come back C. we will come back D. we came back
16. I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film.
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce
17. As it was Christmas, the _____ at church was much larger than usual.
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping
18. The sheep were huddled into a _____ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. kennel C. hutch D. pen
19. The jury _____ the defendant “not guilty”.

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A. gave B. returned C. subscribed D. found

20. Many _____ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary
21. He managed to finish his thesis under the _____ of his tutor.
A. guidance B. help C. aid D. assistance
22. Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
23. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any solutions.
A. thought over B. come up with C. looked into D. got round to
24. You _____ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.
A. must B. would C. should D. might
25. _____ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century.
A. Raw B. Rude C. Crude D. Blunt
26. By the time you receive this letter, I _____ for China.
A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave
27. Prizes are awarded _____ the number of points scored.
A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to
28. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.
A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
29. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. increases B. gains C. accelerates D. progresses
30. It had been a trying afternoon, _____ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.
A. culminating B. leading C. arriving D. finalizing
Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0)
has been done as an example. (10 pts)
According to some (0) _____ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) _____ scientists
(VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (32) 31. ________________
_____ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for 32. ________________
jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee 33. ________________
jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and 34. ________________
interest in it is continuing to grow. 35. ________________
Before the special elastic rope (35) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of 36. ________________
nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, 37. ________________
and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with 38. ________________
broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for 39. ________________
some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute
that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push 40. ________________
themselves off into space.
Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are 0. traditional → traditionally
designed to measure acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been 41. _____________________
explicitness taught. The proficiency exams required by few states for high school 42. _____________________
graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s 43. _____________________
ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example, vocation aptitude tests can 44. _____________________
help you decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or musician. However, 45. _____________________
all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assumption some 46. _____________________
sort of past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The 47. _____________________
difference between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use. 48. _____________________
49. _____________________
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50. _____________________

Part 4: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. (10 pts)
try out slip up carry on get by put out
take after get down look up go through turn down
51. If you’re finding it difficult to _____ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?
52. I know what you’re _____ and I feel really sorry for you.
53. In many ways you _____ your father.
54. If you _____ you’ll get into trouble.
55. I proposed to her but she _____ me _____.
Part 5: Give the correct of the verbs.
56. It is crucial that English (teach) ______ in a more practical way.
57. Without my parents’ financial support, I (not,be) _____ so successful now.
58. My children enjoy (allow) ______ to stay up late when there is something special on television.
59. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) _______ it very carefully at home.
60. The cowboy (wound) ______ by an arrow fell of the horse.

III. READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (10 pts)
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human
tears are (61) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world,
for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they
(62) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (63) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research
into tears has shown that they (64) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical
helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (65) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (66) _____ activity. Because some people still
regard it as a (67) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression
can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (68) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in
tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (69) _____ the
popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (70) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying
together almost as much as laughing together.
61. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
62. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
63. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
66. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
65. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
66. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
67. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
68. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
69. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
70. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided
below the passage. (10 pts)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (71) _____ their advent makes the world a better
place or not depends on the uses to which they are (72) _____. And that, (73) _____ turn, depends upon the decisions of
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many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (74) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new
technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (75) _____ human being
from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (76) _____ the new
technologies could also (77) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (78)
_____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (79) _____ colossal demands on our
imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (80) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110. (10 pts)
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen
traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The
driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he
saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great
American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred
grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and
become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often
killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that
required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild
grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern
grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but
they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern
grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the
ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left
outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after
year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the
occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
81. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States
82. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story. D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
83. The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____.
A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
84. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s. B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War. D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
85. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
86. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
87. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it. B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States. D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
88. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
89. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems
C. They can be grown indoors D. They are not affected by dry weather
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90. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass. B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
C. naturally fertilizing the soil. D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
IV. WRITING (10 points)
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
91. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
→ An increased ________________
92. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
→ Rather ________________
93. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
→ The moment ________
94. He never suspected that the bicycle had been stolen.
→ At no time ________________
95. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
→ Other ________________
96. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell anybody about the discovery.
→ You had ___________________________________________.
97. It is thought that the Prime Minister is considering raising taxes.
→ The Prime Minister __________________________________.
98. I was very annoyed by his refusal to listen to reason.
→ What _____________________________________________.
99. The company have been reviewing their recruitment policy for the last three months.
→ The company’s recruitment policy has ___________________.
100. I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.
→ Much _____________________________________________.

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